Track Maintenance Welder (Canada)

Track Maintenance Welder (Canada)

21 Oct
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Siemens
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Canada

21 Oct

Siemens

Canada

We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens

- Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
- Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
- Engaging, challenging, and rapid evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
- Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
- Profit sharing available.
- Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
- Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
- Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
- Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them
- Employee perks and discounts.
- Diversity and inclusivity focused.

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2022, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2022.

The Opportunity





Reporting to the Track Supervisor the Track Welder is responsible for corrective and preventative welding of various rail infrastructure components. He/she also supports emergency response and performs track inspection, when required. The Track Maintenance Welder oversees welding work performed with the Assistant Track Maintenance Welder. This is a full time opportunity based out of the GTA.

Key Responsibilities and Functions

Leadership:

- Be a leader and promote Siemens’ safety culture and compliance to standards and policies;
- Be an ambassador of Siemens when interacting with customers, suppliers and employees;
- Report and escalation all accidents/incidents and participate in the incident investigation and review processes;
- Act as a role model when it comes to safety, quality of work and efficiency of operations

Track Welding Coordination:

- Perform track welding and repair according to established work standards and procedures;
- Supervise, develop, and lead Assistant Track Welder to ensure quality track maintenance welding and safe work performance
- Coordinate and execute the work related to various welding activities (on both carbon steel and manganese) such as: rail end welding and slotting; welding and grinding of switch points, frogs and other turnout components; thermite welding;
- Support rail flaw detection testing on the territory;
- Snow clearing from railway turnouts (switches)



and other key track and right of way components – Winter;
- Repair of deficiencies in the track structure, as directed;
- Safe operation, maintenance and upkeep of medium-duty hi-rail welding truck, and installed equipment;
- Complete work, material inventory and inspection reports as required;
- Other related tasks as required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

- Valid driver’s license of “G” classification (Ontario);
- Certification in railway thermite welding, from a recognized training provider;
- Completion of recognized railway track welding program through Class 1 railway or other qualified training provider;
- Safety minded work ethic;
- Ability to read/write/speak English;
- Experience with welding / grinding / finishing repair of manganese steel castings;
- Experience with welding / grinding / finishing repair of carbon rails of various grades (3HB, IH, HH, AHH);
- Completion of recognized welding training program in the province of Ontario
- Completion of approved Track Inspection Guidelines (TIG) program;
- Experience with welding / grinding / finishing repair of carbon steel switch points of various grades and profiles;
- Completion of rail defect identification appreciation program is an asset;
- Computer skills (office suites, form entry, other) is an asset
- Certification in Transportation of Dangerous Goods.
- Experienced in the use of Oxygen/Propane cutting and preheating processes an asset.
- Must be able endure repetitive physical work activities and lift and carry approximately 60lbs;
- Available to work on various work cycles with occasional overtime.

Hourly rate is commensurate with exper

📌 Track Maintenance Welder (Canada)
🏢 Siemens
📍 Canada

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